Hamid Karzai Rape

Karzai To Review Rape Law

Al Jazeera English | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has ordered a review of a new law that critics say effectively legalises the rape of women by their husbands....

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President Karzai 'Legalizes' Rape

Taylor Marsh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Taylor Marsh

In all the arguments against Obama's Afghan strategy, many coming from the left, what the President's commitment means to women is rarely in the mix.

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Karzai Accused Of Bid To 'Legalise Rape'

The Independent | Jerome Starkey in Kabul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Afghanistan's President, Hamid Karzai, has signed a law which "legalises" rape, women's groups and the United Nations warn. Critics claim the presiden...

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